Represents clients in trade litigation before U.S. agencies and international organizations.
Advises companies and sovereign entities on U.S. law and policy affecting international trade and business.

Yujin represents clients in domestic and international trade litigation, including:

Dispute settlement under the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Trade remedy litigation under the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT).

Yujin also advises U.S. and foreign clients on various international trade law and policy matters related to:

WTO agreements
Regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
Regional bilateral investment treaties
U.S. trade policy.

Yujin served as a post-graduate legal intern in the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO. She also served as a legal intern with U.S. CIT Judge Delissa Ridgeway.

Representative Work

Represented sovereign governments in WTO disputes related to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), the General Agreement on Services (GATS), the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS Agreement), the Anti-Dumping Agreement, the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement), Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), among others.
Represented an Oman aluminum producer in an AD investigation on common alloy aluminum sheet from Oman at the DOC.
Represented a Spanish olive producer in AD/CVD administrative review on Ripe Olives from Spain at the DOC.
Represented tire producers in the AD/CVD duty proceedings on Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from Thailand and China.
Represented an Indonesian biodiesel producer in an AD/CVD investigation on Biodiesel from Indonesia at the DOC.

Represented a Japanese titanium sponge producer in the AD investigation on titanium sponge from Japan at the DOC and U.S. ITC.
Represented the government of British Columbia in the investigation and administrative review of Softwood Lumber from Canada at the DOC.
Represented Korean steel manufacturers in the AD investigation and administrative reviews of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea at the DOC and in related CIT and WTO litigation.
Advised multiple companies in seeking exclusion from duties on products from China applied under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Advised multiple companies seeking exclusions from duties on aluminum and steel applied under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

Languages
Korean

Education
J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, 2011
M.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 2003
B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 2001

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
New York

Recognitions

Diversity Journal, Asian Leadership Award, 2023.
Chambers Global, International Trade/WTO, Asia Pacific Region, 2023.
Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Trade/WTO, 2023.
The Legal 500 US, International Trade, 2021-2022, Next Generation Partner, 2024; International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy, 2023-2024; Leading Lawyer, 2023.
Euromoney Legal Media Group, Expert Guides: Rising Stars, International Trade, 2020.
Government of Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Ministerial Award, 2023.

Affiliations and Public Service

Member and co-chair for Trade Remedies, Women in International Trade (WIIT).
Member, Arbitral Women.
Advisory Board Member, Georgetown Law International Trade Update, 2018 to present.

Speeches and Publications

Panelist, “General Assembly,” AMHPAC Congress 2024, Mexican Association of Protected Horiculture, August 28, 2024.
“Trade Remedies When Markets Are ‘Distorted’ Non-Market Economy Status and Alternative Approaches,” Panelist, G2 Annual Conference on WTO and Global Economic Regulation, (Geneva, Switzerland, June 7, 2019).
“The Tension in International Trade,” Panelist, University of Pennsylvania Law School Annual APALSA Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 16, 2019.
“U.S. Trade Policy and Prospects for KORUS,” KOCHAM/KITA Joint Seminar on KORUS FTA Renegotiations, Teaneck, New Jersey, February 23, 2018.
“Practical Application: How Economies Can Analyze Measures, Use Enquiry Points, and Engage Governments and the Private Sector,” APEC Conference on Good Regulatory Practice, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, August 21, 2017.